by Christina Refford | Books for Adults
Another year, another Good Reads Challenge goal, and I’m so happy to get the year started with the first novel by Cool Mom Picks’ own co-founder Kristen Mei Chase, A Thousand Miles to Graceland. If you love to read tender, funny, and cathartic stories...
by Christina Refford | Baby
Today marks the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac and after last year’s “Year of the Tiger”, I’m more than ready to settle down with something a little more calm and sweet. This means our kids will roar less, right? To...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
As a mixed-race Chinese American, I’ve struggled to feel a sense of belonging. I grew up feeling more accepted by the German (white) side of my family. Then, as I got older, I learned more about the Chinese side of my family and felt a connection to the...
by Christina Refford | Baby
I am not Chinese by heritage, but I still love baby gifts that reflects the Chinese zodiac. So with the Chinese New Year starting The Year of the Tiger, I’ve put together some of my favorite tiger-themed baby gifts, which are always a creative way to celebrate...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
When it comes to creating empathy and developing a commitment to justice and respect in my children, I tend to turn toward good children’s books. While we’ve recognized AAPI Heritage Month through children’s books in the past, the recent increase in...
by Kristen Chase | Living
The beginning of 2021 feels just as heavy as 2020, with the pandemic still in full force, and then our friends in Texas getting hammered with snow, ice and power outages. But as an Asian American (4th generation American-born Chinese, to be exact), I’ve been...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids
With July 4th coming, up, this is a time my family often discusses what it means to be American, how we can make the country better, safer, and more equitable for other Americans, and what we can do to help live up to our nation’s promise of liberty and justice...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which is a great excuse to dive into some fantastic new children’s books that teach kids about this rich culture — or cultures, I should say. Because Asia and the Pacific Islands cover a lot of...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
We talk a lot about how to create more kindness and empathy in our kids, when it comes to all sorts of people they encounter in their lives. But top of mind right now for so many of us, are immigrants. I feel so grateful that my kids are growing up Brooklyn where we...
